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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Charles Walter Stetson do for a living?
(a) Stetson was a lawyer.
(b) Stetson was a writer.
(c) Stetson was a professor.
(d) Stetson was an artist.

2. Where did the author go after fleeing from her "rest cure"?
(a) California.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Oregon.
(d) New York.

3. How is the language spoken by the girls described?
(a) As sing-songy.
(b) As similar to English.
(c) As harsh-sounding.
(d) As musical.

4. What do Vandyck and his fellow explorers share an interest in?
(a) History.
(b) Literature.
(c) Science.
(d) Nature.

5. What food do the men pick from a tree?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Berries.
(c) Sweet fleshy leaves.
(d) Apples.

6. What name does Terry apply to the elder women?
(a) The Commanders.
(b) The Colonels.
(c) The Mistresses.
(d) The Queens.

7. What is Terry's principal complaint in life?
(a) There are few unexplored places left to chart.
(b) Society is cruel to the weak and poor.
(c) It takes hard work to make any money.
(d) In a lifetime, one can never see all that the world has to offer.

8. What do the men think makes the women look unfeminine?
(a) Their lack of makeup.
(b) Their clothing.
(c) Their short hair.
(d) The way they walk.

9. What is the name of the temple built to honor the Goddess of Motherhood?
(a) The Temple of Mian.
(b) The Temple of Mo'rell
(c) The Temple of Maaia.
(d) The Temple of Mira.

10. After the natural disaster, which males survived?
(a) The aristocrats.
(b) The male slaves.
(c) The male children.
(d) The elder men.

11. What concept are the women said to be unfamiliar with in Chapter 5?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Dressing decoratively.
(c) Celebrations.
(d) Poverty.

12. What is the purpose of the expedition the three men are on?
(a) To chart tributaries of a great river.
(b) To map the many islands of a tropical area.
(c) To photograph exotic bird species.
(d) To locate the ruins of an ancient civilization.

13. What are the houses surrounded by?
(a) Well-kept gardens.
(b) Fences.
(c) Wild flowers.
(d) Deep ditches.

14. Where do the men see three figures in Chapter 2?
(a) Following behind them.
(b) Walking in a clearing.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In the river.

15. As far as Terry is concerned, what are the only women worth knowing?
(a) Young, pretty women.
(b) Sweet, docile women.
(c) Powerful women.
(d) Educated women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Alima, Celis and Ellador give the men in Chapter 4?

2. How many women are in the room adjoining where the men woke up?

3. How do the women react to the gifts Terry offers?

4. What does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?

5. What does Ellador indicate to the men through hand gesture?

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